MONDE Nissin Corp. saw its net income for the first quarter grow by 79.9% to P3.48 billion from P1.94 billion last year, the listed food and beverage manufacturer said.“The first quarter saw significant expansion in gross margin and overall profitability driven by our APAC-BFB (Asia-Pacific

TAN-led property developer Megaworld Corp. saw an 8% jump in its first-quarter (Q1) attributable net income to P4.4 billion from P4.08 billion last year on higher residential sales as well as mall and hotel revenues.Consolidated revenues during the January to March period improved by 16%

K-POP giant JYP Entertainment recently launched VCHA, an all-female idol group composed entirely of members from Canada and the United States, who had passed auditions held in North America. The band says its members’ backgrounds include Korean, white, Latino, Black, Vietnamese, and Hmong ancestries. The once-novel

ALTERNERGY Holdings Corp. announced on Thursday the start of the construction of its 64-megawatt (MW) Alabat Wind Power Project in Quezon province.The wind project has an estimated cost of P7 billion and is scheduled for completion by November 2025, Alternergy said in a statement on

BW FILE PHOTOSECURITY BANK Corp. has raised $400 million from its offering of five-year dollar-denominated notes as it saw strong demand from investors, it said on Thursday.The issuance of the Regulation S senior unsecured fixed-rate notes was made following a series of global investor calls

1 of 4Alabang Town Center celebrates Mother’s DayALABANG Town Center celebrates Mother’s Day at its Activity Center every day, culminating on May 12. There is Mom’s Corner, a cozy curated lounge where families can take photos. There will be a Keepsake Clay Handprint Activity, running

In our column in another broadsheet last week, we stressed that building fiscal buffers is urgent. This is one way of ensuring that we reinforce the resiliency of the economy, what with the unprecedented stimulus package and hopelessly weak revenue collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEMEX Holdings Philippines, Inc. (CHP) said it saw a wider net loss for the first quarter, amounting to P917.84 million compared with the P355.49 million net loss last year.The company’s first-quarter revenues dropped by 15% to P3.94 billion from P4.65 billion in 2023 as a

BW FILE PHOTOASIA UNITED Bank Corp. (AUB) saw its consolidated net income rise by 16% to P2.3 billion in the first quarter on better interest margins and as it set aside less loan loss provisions, it said on Thursday.The bank’s net profit in the period

US MARINES joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles off the southern tip of the contested island of Taiwan. The combat drill was part of the weekslong Exercise Balikatan that has